Calendar/Schedule of Assignments

(This schedule is subject to change.)

All reading assignments are due on the day they are listed on the schedule
below. We will not be reading in class. You are responsible for completing
all assigned readings prior to arriving to class. Each reading assignment is
identified in the Readings column.
Also note that assignment due dates are in the Assignments column.

RRW = Read, Reason, Write

BB = Blackboard

Linked titles take you to a Web text.

Click on links to access texts.

Important Dates
January 13, 2017 Last day to add a class
January 25, 2017 Last day to drop a class with a refund
March 23, 2017
Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of W
May 4, 2017
Final Exam Date (11:00 a.m. 1:40 p.m.)
Start watching the news, reading the newspaper and favorite blogs to begin identifying research
topics of interest to you. Review topics on the following links: (Keep Taboo Topics for this
course in mind as you select a topic)

http://libguides.reynolds.edu/content.php?pid=143803&sid=1277216 (Reynolds topic

guide)
http://www.idebate.org/index.php
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005018778.html (this is a list of very BROAD
topics; you will need to narrow down by developing a more focused research question)

Week/Date
Week 1
Tu 10 Jan

Th 12 Jan

Readings

Assignments

Introduction to class
Discussion of class projects listed in syllabus
Questions about the syllabus and assignments?
No reading assigned

12 Jan:
Information

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Week 2

Tu 17 Jan

Th 19 Jan

Week 3
Tu 24 Jan

Th 26 Jan

Week 4
Tu 31 Jan

Th 2 Feb

Week 5
Tu 7 Feb
Th 9 Feb

Week 6
Tu 14 Feb

Th 16 Feb

Spring 2017

Readings

Assignments

In-class review of library modules and complete

Information Literacy Pre-test

Literacy Pre-test by
the end of class

(In addition to reading from the course textbook, click on

links to access and read or view Web texts)
Understanding the Basics of Argument (RRW, pp. 7078)
Carroll, Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps Toward
Rhetorical Analysis

17 Jan: Academic
Honesty
Agreement in
Blackboard by
midnight

Evaluating Sources, Maintaining Credibility (RRW, pp.

276-277)
Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals

Evaluating Internet Sources

Items A Library Module Six
Zimdar, False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical
News Sources

Reynolds Lib Guide: Todays News: Separating Fact from

Fiction
Domonoske, Students Have Dismaying Inability to Tell
Fake New from Real, Study Finds
Oremus, Stop Calling Everything Fake News
Davis, Fake or Real?: How to Self-Check the New and
Get the Facts

Presentations
Presentations (if needed)
Work on Rhetorical Analysis Essay in class

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

7 or 9 Feb: Fake
News Group
Presentation

12-16 Feb:
Complete draft of
Rhetorical Analysis
essay for individual

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Week/Date

Week 7
Tu 21 Feb

Th 23 Feb

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Readings

Assignments

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

conference in BH,
Room 220B

Understanding the Basics of Argument (RRW, pp. 8187)

Writing Effective Arguments (RRW, pp. 99-107)

21 Feb: Final
revision of
Rhetorical Analysis
essay in
Blackboard by
midnight

Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources

(RRW, pp. 263-269)
Items a and b Library Module One

25 Feb:
Assessment for
Library Module
One by midnight
Note: Next week the class will begin using Library Modules. You may access Library Modules
by clicking on the links established in the course schedule or by going directly to each module
by clicking on the Library Modules button in the Course Menu in Blackboard. For each
module, you will see two links related to each module.
The first link for each module will take you directly to that module on the Library Research
Guide.

The second link for each module will take you to the assessment/quiz for that specific module.

Week 8
Tu 28 Feb

Th 2 Mar

Locating, Evaluating, and Preparing to Use Sources

(RRW, pp. 269-277)
Items a, b, and c in Library Module Two
Items a, b, c, and d in Library Module Three

28 Feb:
Assessments for
Library Modules
Two and Three by
midnight

Items a, b, c, and d in Library Module Four

Items a, b, and c in Library Module Five

2 Mar: Assessments
for Library Modules
Four and Five by
midnight

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2 Mar: Research
paper topic proposal
in Blackboard by
midnight

Week 9
Tu 7 Mar

Th 9 Mar

Items a and b in Library Module Six

7 Mar: Assessment
for Library Module
Six.

Writers and Their Sources (RRW pp. 2-32; skim this

chapter)

13-19 March
Spring Break
Classes not in session

Week 10
Tu 21 Mar

Th 23 Mar

Week 11
Tu 28 Mar

Th 30 Mar

Writing the Researched Essay (RRW pp. 281-287)

Gladwell, Something Borrowed (click on link to
access, print, and read article)
Items a, b, and c in Library Module Seven

21 Mar:
Assessment for
Library Module
Seven

No reading assigned
In-class activity: research day and/or work on module
assessments
No reading assigned
In-class activity: Library Modules Post-test

28 Mar: Post-test:
Information Literacy
Assessment due by
midnight (go to
Blackboard course
site; click on
Library Modules
on the Course
Menu, click on
Post-test link)

In-class activity: Peer review of annotated bib; research

day

30 Mar: Draft of
annotated bib; bring
copies of source
materials to class
(books, scholarly

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articles, newspaper
articles, etc.)

Week 12
Tu 4 Apr

Th 6 Apr

Week 13
Tu 11 Apr

Th 13 Apr
Week 14
Tu 18 Apr

Th 20 Apr

Writing the Researched Essay (RRW pp. 287-300)

4 Apr: Final draft of

Annotated
Bibliography in
Blackboard by
midnight

No reading assigned
In-class activity: Peer review of research paper draft

6 Apr Draft of
research paper
(outline, title, intro,
body paragraphs,
conclusion, Works
Cited list); bring
copies of source
materials to class
(books, scholarly
articles, newspaper
articles, etc.)

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB

10-13 Apr:
Complete draft of
research paper for
individual
conference in BH,
Room 220H

Class canceled; attend individual conference; see

conference schedule in BB
No reading assigned
In-class activity: Work on visual arguments

18 Apr: Final
revision of research
paper in Blackboard
by midnight
18 Apr: At least
five images you are
considering using in
your Visual
Argument

No reading assigned
In-class activity: Peer review of Visual Argument and
Self-reflection Essay

20 Apr: Complete
draft of Visual
Argument with SelfReflection essay for
in-class peer review

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Week 15
Tu 25 Apr

Presentations

Th 27 Apr

Presentations

Finals Wk
Th 4 May

Finish presentations & class reflection (11:00 a.m.-1:40

p.m.)

Due date will vary:

Final draft of Visual
Argument and Selfreflection essay for
presentation